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(43) Date of publication: 28.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/09 (21) Application number: 99921933.0 (22) Date of filing: 12.05.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F16H 1/16, F16H 55/08, F16H 55/22 (86) International application number: PCT/US9910/527 (87) International publication number: WO 9958/878 (18.11.1999 Gazette 1999/46)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 12.05.1998 US 76691 (71) Applicant: The Board of Trustees for theUniversity of Illinois Urbana, Illinois 61801 (US)	(72) Inventors: LITVIN, Faydor, L. Skokie, IL 60076 (US) EGELJA, Aleksandar Wheaton, IL 60187 (US) SEOL, Inhwan Taljeon (KR) (74) Representative: Holmes, Matthew Peter et al MARKS & CLERK,Sussex House,83-85 Mosley Street Manchester M2 3LG Manchester M2 3LG (GB)